javax.servlet.jsp.tagext

Class TagVariableInfo


public class TagVariableInfo
extends java.lang.Object

Variable information for a tag in a Tag Library; This class is instantiated from the Tag Library Descriptor file (TLD) and is available only at translation time. This object should be immutable. This information is only available in JSP 1.2 format TLDs or above.

Constructor Summary

TagVariableInfo(String nameGiven, String nameFromAttribute, String className, boolean declare, int scope)
Constructor for TagVariableInfo.

Method Summary

String
getClassName()
The body of the <variable-class> element.
boolean
getDeclare()
The body of the <declare> element.
String
getNameFromAttribute()
The body of the <name-from-attribute> element.
String
getNameGiven()
The body of the <name-given> element.
int
getScope()
The body of the <scope> element.

Constructor Details

TagVariableInfo

public TagVariableInfo(String nameGiven,
                       String nameFromAttribute,
                       String className,
                       boolean declare,
                       int scope)
Constructor for TagVariableInfo.
Parameters:
nameGiven - value of <name-given>
nameFromAttribute - value of <name-from-attribute>
className - value of <variable-class>
declare - value of <declare>
scope - value of <scope>

Method Details

getClassName

public String getClassName()
The body of the <variable-class> element.
Returns:
The name of the class of the variable or 'java.lang.String' if not defined in the TLD.

getDeclare

public boolean getDeclare()
The body of the <declare> element.
Returns:
Whether the variable is to be declared or not. If not defined in the TLD, 'true' will be returned.

getNameFromAttribute

public String getNameFromAttribute()
The body of the <name-from-attribute> element. This is the name of an attribute whose (translation-time) value will give the name of the variable. One of <name-given> or <name-from-attribute> is required.
Returns:
The attribute whose value defines the variable name

getNameGiven

public String getNameGiven()
The body of the <name-given> element.
Returns:
The variable name as a constant

getScope

public int getScope()
The body of the <scope> element.
Returns:
The scope to give the variable. NESTED scope will be returned if not defined in the TLD.

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